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Post by Tomcat on Jun 7, 2018 3:15:12 GMT -5
Let's talk about Steel-F**k-TOR-y here. Am I the only one who feels the style/concept of the cover a bit close to the cover of The Rise of Chaos? Feels like they wanted to have something similar - without succes. No wonder. The Rise of Chaos was made by Hjules and this Steelfactory was made by Cappo. At least I think it's Cappo who made it. The guy is much better in commercial graphics than in HR-HM cover artworks. Steelhammer was his magnum opus.
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Post by John on Jun 7, 2018 10:37:38 GMT -5
i don't see the similarity between the two at all. the main colors are different, the theme of the albums are different (at least i'm willing to bet they are). i'm just hoping that Andrey pulled another miracle out of his butt on this album and kicked a$$ on the guitars like he did on Steelhammer. the proof will be in the pudding (as they say).
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Post by mika on Jun 7, 2018 12:37:05 GMT -5
Red, orange and yellow are the main colours in both covers. However I think UDO cover has better use of the colors.
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Post by azwayne on Jun 8, 2018 1:57:37 GMT -5
Meh... these sort of covers all end up looking similar which is why I don't much care for them. Centrally anchored four point perspective can only carry you so far.
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Post by mika on Jun 8, 2018 2:16:45 GMT -5
This cover is so, so much better!
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Post by Stas on Jun 8, 2018 2:49:27 GMT -5
Agreed, to me those covers have simularities. Blue steel of Accept and burning remains vs red hot chilly melting metal of UDO. Btw , UDO cover can seem not enough powerfull, not enough “ram it down”, but it has plenty of detailes and in general its well done at the second look. I think that vinyl with its big size willl be awesome . My biggest claim for the cover that is looks too direct having no deeper message. “See the title , its Steelfactory. And you can see Steelfactory in the cover”. Yes, Cap Obvious. 5 years ago the Tor-era was through. Looks like now it Steel era Steel-hammer, Steel-factory. The best, sorry, the rest is yet to come.
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Post by John on Jun 8, 2018 7:41:30 GMT -5
the last UDO album cover that i truly liked was Holy. there were so many little things hidden in that cover. you could stare at it for a long time and keep finding new things.
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Post by Tomcat on Jun 11, 2018 2:09:09 GMT -5
They do have similarities. Industrial environment on both. Tubes, pipes, sheets and rivets on both. I have a feeling that we just entered into one of the buildings on the cover of The Rise of Chaos and we see what is on the cover of Steelfactory in that building.
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Post by Tomcat on Jun 20, 2018 2:29:53 GMT -5
The new song Rising High started to grow on me despite the boring verse melody. This is the most frequently used HR/HM verse melody in the history of music. Even ACCEPT used it in Objection Overruled and .U.D.O. in Thunderball (plus in some other songs during the -tor era - if I'm right). The beginning of the song is a bit similar to TV War... OK, that's not a big problem And sounds like the good ol' drumcomputer is there again
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Post by John on Jun 20, 2018 10:21:47 GMT -5
yeah, i have a feeling that sven couldn't hang in the studio so they had to use a computer.
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Post by mika on Jun 21, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -5
Why he could not hang there?
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Post by Stas on Jun 21, 2018 2:30:59 GMT -5
Probably its too hard for him to hang up around there for such a long time and he feels freightened to fall down
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Post by John on Jun 21, 2018 7:37:02 GMT -5
hahahahaha from what i've seen and heard, sven is one of those drummers who plays along with the music instead of driving it. he can never be the bus driver, he's always just going to be a passenger.
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Post by Stas on Jun 22, 2018 1:12:31 GMT -5
Thats true and straight to the core, you nailed it , John.
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Post by Tomcat on Jun 22, 2018 1:33:19 GMT -5
Here is a wider vision of the front cover:
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